Poverty — Economics STD 12 Humanities & Commerce — Question

Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small town?

1. Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana.
2. Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.
3. Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana.
4. Minimum Needs Programme.

Which of the following is/ are sources of renewable energy?

1. Commercial sources of energy.
2. Non-commercial sources of energy.
3. Non-conventional sources of energy.
4. All of these.

Absorptive capacity is defined as:

1. Ability of the environment to absorb degradation.
2. Resource generation within the assimilating capacity of the environment.
3. Average number of organisms living in a given environment.
4. The minimum population surviving in the world as a whole.

Which city attracts multinational corporation's because it provide world-class communication facilities?

1. Bengaluru.
2. Chennai.
3. Delhi.
4. Mumbai.

Major source of energy generation in India is:

1. Hydro power.
2. Nuclear power.
3. Thermal power.
4. Solar power.

The stock of skill and expertise of nation at a point of time is called:

1. Human capital.
2. Human development.
3. Human capital formation.
4. Physical capital.

Protection of domestic industries took the form of:

1. Quotas.
2. Tariffs.
3. Both (a) and (b).
4. None of the above.

All the public sector establishments and those private sector establishments which employ ______ hired workers or more are called formal sector.

1. 25
2. 20
3. 15
4. 10

Which of the following is true about organic farming?

1. Organically grown food is more healthier and tastier.
2. Yields in organic farming are lower than in chemical farming.
3. It adversely effects the fertility of the soil.
4. It is quite expensive method of farming.